| goto_w | |
| branchbyte1 | |
| branchbyte2 | |
| branchbyte3 | |
| branchbyte4 |
Description
The unsigned bytes branchbyte1, branchbyte2, branchbyte3, and branchbyte4 are used to construct a signed 32-bit branchoffset, where branchoffset is (branchbyte1 << 24) | (branchbyte2 << 16) | (branchbyte3 << 8) | branchbyte4. Execution proceeds at that offset from the address of the opcode of this goto_w instruction. The target address must be that of an opcode of an instruction within the method that contains this goto_w instruction.
Notes
Although the goto_w instruction has a 4-byte branch offset, other factors limit the size of a Java method to 65535 bytes (§4.10). This limit may be raised in a future release of the Java Virtual Machine.
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